edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

SETDA’s latest research, Navigating the Digital Shift 2018: Broadening Student Learning Opportunities , highlights how state policies are supporting the transformation to digital learning. Contracts with publishing companies ensure equal availability and pricing for Idaho’s large population of rural schools.

Digital Learning 40

Digital Learning Instructional Materials Learning Policies 40

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

While the tools may have print components, companies must submit them digitally, and only the digital materials are reviewed. In this role, she supports the policies and procedures specifications for Florida’s instructional materials adoption. Christine’s background includes experience in education and consulting.

Instructional Materials 40

Instructional Materials Case Study Policies OER 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2017

The public has a perception that tuition is rising because schools aren’t managing their money well, said Claire Suggs, a senior education policy analyst at the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. Students’ unmet need totaled about $660 million , according to the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. million in need-based aid.

Policies 62

Policies Report Study Data 62

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

The movement manifests itself in corporate tax breaks, which don’t require companies to contribute their fair share to state taxes, a significant part of districts’ budgets. Meanwhile, ordinary people are left to fill the gaps. Black and brown students are becoming more concentrated in low-income schools.

Secondary 68

Secondary Report System Advocacy 68

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2016

Fifteen years ago, Brenda Cassellius was an assistant principal at a Minneapolis high school when a local reporter asked her about the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), the brand-new congressional overhaul of federal education policy. That data has become a valuable tool for educators, policy makers and researchers.

Education 40

Education Policies Learning Report 40

MindShift

APRIL 6, 2017

Guard Up opened a full-time facility in Burlington, Massachusetts, in 2001. The company offered weekly classes in fencing and swordsmanship for all ages, as well as story-based educational adventures. Guard Up then launched educational summer camps that eventually became the largest part of the company.

STEM 64

STEM Video Libraries Groups 64

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2019

After 15 years of inspiring millions of people to be creative and “make” something out of just about nothing, Maker Media, the company behind much of momentum, shut down due to financial shortfalls. It was still recovering from the economic crash in 2001. Go way beyond “thinking outside of the box.” Imagine an electric amoeba.

Maker Movement 148

Maker Movement Company Software Trends 148

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 19, 2017

After World War II broke out, Lawrence Holt, the father of one of Hahn’s students and a partner in a shipping company, noticed that many young sailors were dying after their ships were torpedoed, while older seamen were able to hang on. In 1933, Hahn fled Nazi Germany and opened a boarding school in an old estate near the Scottish coast.

Common Core 40

Common Core Elementary Meeting Course 40

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2019

But when it comes to demonstrating that products “work,” too many companies fall back on testimonials. In fact, we’d argue that the best way to ramp and grow a company is to create a compelling portfolio of efficacy. They know the stakes are high: They’re making a commitment, not just to one season but potentially to years of usage.

EdTech 136

EdTech Company Outcomes Study 136

Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Our award is a recognition of the policies and procedures in place that ensure student data is always protected. Then the company that created or manages the app or website must agree to and sign a legally binding contract guaranteeing that they will not use student information for any reason. But it still might not be enough.

Data 60

Data Student Data Privacy Company Policies 60

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Employers are beginning to realize the value of having veterans in their companies,” said Danny Eakins, education, employment, and policy administrator for the Ohio Department of Veterans Services and himself an Army combat veteran who served in Iraq. “We

Training 40

Training Course Meeting Report 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Meghan Whittaker, director of policy and advocacy at the National Center for Learning Disabilities. I don’t think anyone’s going to say that what we were doing worked or was equitable,” said Meghan Whittaker, the director of policy and advocacy at the National Center for Learning Disabilities. Credit: Albert Morales.

Education 145

Education Advocacy Policies System 145

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

An AI tech company can help by giving teachers the power of AI to scan text and turn it into well-designed slides. AI edtech companies like Hypatia are already making this incredible technology a reality. What are the measurements that determine whether the stock price of a company matches its value?

Education 52

Education Industry Company Exercises 52

MindShift

DECEMBER 7, 2020

These students in particular are getting the short end of the stick, and they have been for some time,” said Elena Silva, director of the pre-K-12 education policy program at the think tank New America and the mother of a child with a physical disability. The schools, the staff — they know it. And this gives us a chance to rethink that.”.

Education 49

Education Advocacy System Policies 49

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 3, 2017

Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of education has financed dozens of national, state and local elections to push what has been proven to be harmful education policy. We have a president-elect with debauched attitudes toward women, a man who has denied facts about global warming and disparaged our own intelligence community.

Report 75

Report Advocacy Education Common Core 75

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

He previously served as the Presidential Chair, Associate Dean, and Director of the Institute for Global and Online Education in the College of Education, University of Oregon, where he was also a Professor in the Department of Educational Measurement, Policy, and Leadership. Roger Schank Chairman and CEO, Socratic Arts Roger Schank.

Learning 48

Learning Conference Social Media Secondary 48

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 9, 2017

Barton Swaim has pointed out that the phrase pacified foreign-policy hawks and doves, each of whom focused on one wing of the maxim, not realizing that trust supersedes verification, and vice versa. Translated from the original Russian, Reagan’s use of the phrase annoyed Mikhail Gorbachev, but it didn’t really represent a policy strategy.

Policies 40

Policies Exercises Report Outcomes 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

After the raid, the company dropped the second shift due to the shortage of workers, so Danny spends more time helping his siblings with their homework or driving them to and from school and activities. They pay their bills, they don’t argue … I’m sad to hear that, but the law is the law.”.

Report 100

Report Social Media Study Facebook 100

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 16, 2020

This week, REINVENTING SCHOOL digs into the numbers, the trends, the policies that shape the contours of school, education, and learning in our 21st-century world. Jonathan Supovitz is a Professor at The University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education, and the Director of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education.

Policies 45

Policies Education Analysis Company 45

Hack Education

OCTOBER 12, 2018

“Technology companies can no longer turn a blind eye to the human rights abuses of one of their largest investors.” And there’s a blog post on Medium , because I guess someone thinks it’s a good idea for the Office of Ed Tech to outsource its website to a for-profit company. Edsurge was there too.

Education 55

Education MOOC Company OER 55

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2016

11, 2001, has not been in use since 2011, so the move is largely symbolic and appeared to be aimed at distancing the departing administration from any effort by the new president to revive the program, known as the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System, or Nseers.” The English-language learning company has raised $15.25

Education 40

Education Coursera lynda.com LMS 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2017

” (Not a good look, especially as racial segregation in schools has been exacerbated in recent years, in part through the kinds of policies – “school choice” – DeVos advocates.) The reversal of Obama-era guidance on transgender policies. Theranos, the troubled blood-testing company.

Technology 58

Technology Kaplan Education Company 58

MindShift

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Here’s our overview of his policy priorities for K-12 and higher education: Reopening schools safely. adopted an influential and high-quality program in 2001, with promising long-term results. It’s possible the Biden administration will focus on immigration ahead of any policies specific to higher education.

Education 49

Education Policies Guidelines Common Core 49

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

Can we expect that – the science or the journalism – to alter public policy in an administration that does not believe in either science or journalism? And to be clear, this isn’t simply about the relationship of these companies to “the news” – although my god, they’re so terrible at handling that.

Technology 71

Technology Education Facebook Social Media 71